"Since its original introduction in 1997, the Unified Modeling Language
has revolutionized software development. Every integrated software
development environment in the world--open-source, standards-based, and
proprietary--now supports UML and, more importantly, the model-driven
approach to software development. This makes learning the newest UML
standard, UML 2.0, critical for all software developers--and there isn't
a better choice than this clear, step-by-step guide to learning the
language."
--Richard Mark Soley, Chairman and CEO, OMG
If you're like most software developers, you're building systems that
are increasingly complex. Whether you're creating a desktop application
or an enterprise system, complexity is the big hairy monster you must
manage.
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) helps you manage this complexity.
Whether you're looking to use UML as a blueprint language, a sketch
tool, or as a programming language, this book will give you the
need-to-know information on how to apply UML to your project. While
there are plenty of books available that describe UML, Learning UML
2.0 will show you how to use it. Topics covered include:
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Capturing your system's requirements in your model to help you ensure
that your designs meet your users' needs
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Modeling the parts of your system and their relationships
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Modeling how the parts of your system work together to meet your
system's requirements
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Modeling how your system moves into the real world, capturing how your
system will be deployed
Engaging and accessible, this book shows you how to use UML to craft and
communicate your project's design. Russ Miles and Kim Hamilton have
written a pragmatic introduction to UML based on hard-earned practice,
not theory. Regardless of the software process or methodology you use,
this book is the one source you need to get up and running with UML 2.0.
Additional information including exercises can be found at
www.learninguml2.com.
Russ Miles is a software engineer for General Dynamics UK, where he
works with Java and Distributed Systems, although his passion at the
moment is Aspect Orientation and, in particular, AspectJ. Kim Hamilton
is a senior software engineer at Northrop Grumman, where she's designed
and implemented a variety of systems including web applications and
distributed systems, with frequent detours into algorithms development.
